Staying The Course: Grit’s 2.0 Strategy Gathers Momentum
The seismic shifts in the real estate landscape, catalysed by the pandemic, have sparked new investment opportunities, particularly in Africa. As traditional sectors like retail and commercial offices undergo transformation, astute investors are seizing the upside presented by emerging, more resilient asset classes such as healthcare, data centres, logistics and consular housing. The triple net […]
SINK OR SWIM – WHY CORPORATES SHOULD RECONSIDER OUTDATED CONVENTIONS
8 min read Almost a year ago to the day, I penned some thoughts on the impact of Covid. I wrote how operating on the African continent requires constant revolution and reinvention and how the whole notion of getting used to a “new normal” doesn’t hold water in the fluidity of emerging and frontier markets. […]
ARE AFRICA’S REAL ESTATE MARKETS DEEP ENOUGH TO BE SUSTAINABLE?
8 min read As an asset class, African commercial real estate is largely in its infancy, with rapidly changing dynamics and an evolving status quo. Investments therefore have to be prudently selected to stand the test of time. If there is one thing that COVID-19 has exposed in many companies, it is that growth at […]
ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY IN A PAN-AFRICAN PROPERTY COMPANY
8 min read COLLABORATION IS KEY FOR BOTH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS TO COMPLEMENT A STRONG INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK For pan-African property companies, identifying risks and opportunities will increasingly become a collaborative effort between tenant and landlord. The days of landlords dictating terms to tenants have passed. Considering that the economic impact of COVID-19 will likely last […]
Grit – Africa, substantially de-risked. QuotedData.com by Richard Williams
Africa, substantially de-risked Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) is flying the flag for African real estate investment. The significant growth potential of the continent’s emerging economies has always come with some degree of risk attached to it. However, Grit’s investment strategy enables it to retain exposure to that growth potential, while substantially de-risking it […]
BUSINESS BEYOND COVID: FORGET THE NEW NORMAL, GROWTH IS A CONTINUOUS REVOLUTION AND RE-INVENTION
7 min read The “new normal.” It’s a term that we first started using after the Global Financial Crisis of 2007. Then again in the wake of the 2008 – 2012 global recession. And once again now, as we’re trying to make sense of life with the COVID-19 pandemic. To labour the point – earlier […]
